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- catalog abstract "Managing the Academic Unit gives guidance on key departmental concerns such as resource allocation, personnel, marketing, student recruitment, facilities and quality. It also examines the qualities required of directors, deans, and heads of dept.".
- catalog contributor b12034369.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description "1 A world of change 1 -- Decline of centralization 2 -- Management skills for academia 3 -- Managing change 5 -- 2 Decision making 10 -- Faculty board or board of studies 13 -- Policy and resources committee 15 -- Senior management group 17 -- Advisory board 18 -- Subcommittees and other bodies 20 -- Principles of the committee stucture 20 -- Challenging obstacles to change in a semi-autonomous unit 21 -- 3 Allocating resources 23 -- Delivery with scarce resources 23 -- Workload models 24 -- Matching resource allocation with strategy 27 -- 4 Setting strategy 32 -- Exploring choices 32 -- Collaboration 38 -- Strategy for change 39 -- 5 Staff roles 45 -- Dean/director 45 -- Associate deans/directors 55 -- Heads of department 56 -- Issues for administrators 63 -- Attractions 63 -- Limitations 64 -- 6 Business issues 67 -- Finance 67 -- Personnel 78 --".
- catalog description "Additional earnings by academic staff 81 -- Staff development 83 -- Marketing 85 -- Student recruitment 87 -- Facilities 90 -- Quality 92 -- 7 Building a support team 99 -- Academics and administrators: comparative advantages 99 -- Location of work: at the centre or in the unit? 103 -- Some considerations affecting staff recruitment to the unit 110 -- What skills do you require? 110 -- Interpersonal skills 111 -- Staff management at work 112 -- 8 Representing the unit 114 -- Who represents the unit? 114 -- Representing the unit externally 115 -- Representing the unit internally 121 -- 9 Benchmarking 127 -- Benchmarking and performance indicators 127 -- Benefits and pitfalls 129 -- 10 Preparing to lead, manage -- and depart 134 -- Lack of training 134 -- Leadership: what is required? 135 -- Case of Virginia Tech 137 -- Challenges remain 141 --".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [146]-149) and index.".
- catalog description "Knowing when to quit and life after deaning 143.".
- catalog description "Managing the Academic Unit gives guidance on key departmental concerns such as resource allocation, personnel, marketing, student recruitment, facilities and quality. It also examines the qualities required of directors, deans, and heads of dept.".
- catalog extent "xi, 152 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0335204031 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "033520404X".
- catalog isPartOf "Managing universities and colleges".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Buckingham [England] ; Philadelphia : Open University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "378.1/11 21".
- catalog subject "College administrators Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "College department heads Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "Deans (Education) Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "LB2341 .B583 2000".
- catalog subject "Universities and colleges Departments.".
- catalog subject "Universities and colleges Great Britain Administration.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1 A world of change 1 -- Decline of centralization 2 -- Management skills for academia 3 -- Managing change 5 -- 2 Decision making 10 -- Faculty board or board of studies 13 -- Policy and resources committee 15 -- Senior management group 17 -- Advisory board 18 -- Subcommittees and other bodies 20 -- Principles of the committee stucture 20 -- Challenging obstacles to change in a semi-autonomous unit 21 -- 3 Allocating resources 23 -- Delivery with scarce resources 23 -- Workload models 24 -- Matching resource allocation with strategy 27 -- 4 Setting strategy 32 -- Exploring choices 32 -- Collaboration 38 -- Strategy for change 39 -- 5 Staff roles 45 -- Dean/director 45 -- Associate deans/directors 55 -- Heads of department 56 -- Issues for administrators 63 -- Attractions 63 -- Limitations 64 -- 6 Business issues 67 -- Finance 67 -- Personnel 78 --".
- catalog tableOfContents "Additional earnings by academic staff 81 -- Staff development 83 -- Marketing 85 -- Student recruitment 87 -- Facilities 90 -- Quality 92 -- 7 Building a support team 99 -- Academics and administrators: comparative advantages 99 -- Location of work: at the centre or in the unit? 103 -- Some considerations affecting staff recruitment to the unit 110 -- What skills do you require? 110 -- Interpersonal skills 111 -- Staff management at work 112 -- 8 Representing the unit 114 -- Who represents the unit? 114 -- Representing the unit externally 115 -- Representing the unit internally 121 -- 9 Benchmarking 127 -- Benchmarking and performance indicators 127 -- Benefits and pitfalls 129 -- 10 Preparing to lead, manage -- and depart 134 -- Lack of training 134 -- Leadership: what is required? 135 -- Case of Virginia Tech 137 -- Challenges remain 141 --".
- catalog tableOfContents "Knowing when to quit and life after deaning 143.".
- catalog title "Managing the academic unit / Allan Bolton.".
- catalog type "text".